Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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